avalancha
/ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/
The verdict
“avalancha” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ver avalanche
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avalancha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avalancha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for avalancha is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ver avalanche".
avalancha has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is avalancha, spelled A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1ver avalanche
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “avalancha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.